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Overwatch is an objectively better game now than it was in 2019, and it's not even close. You are wrong, and I find it hilarious that you want a "deep, thoughtf

Overwatch is an objectively better game now than it was in 2019, and it's not even close. You are wrong, and I find it hilarious that you want a "deep, thoughtful apology". Role lock and 5v5 have dramatically improved the health of the game. They've made matches more even, lessened toxicity, improved queue times, improved player experience, improved game balance, and made the game more dynamic. There are definitely drawbacks: tank synergies like Reinhardt/Zarya or Winston/Dva were fun, and having the option to play triple damage or GOATS or whatever was cool. But the tradeoff is so overwhelmingly positive that it kind of blows my mind that people want to go back to 2019 Overwatch.

govg 3y ago
I agree that 2019 was a wrong point to pick in time, and that there have been some good changed in hero design (especially reworks for Orisa). But I don't think games are "more even" now, it feels way more reliant on the relative tank gap, whereas for OW1 even with one outmatched tank the rest of the team could cover up. Tanks have such a fundamentally important role to the game that even a minor disadvantage becomes magnified when there's just one of them. With role lock, 6v6 mostly avoided the issues with GOATS, and towards the end OW1 tank pools were pretty diverse, and mostly fun to play against or with unless someone went double shield.
cevn 3y ago
It is so positive that they had to basically super nerf widow and hanzo from the game(I mained widowmaker, so I quit), and queue times are 10+ minutes. I would go back to 2019 OW in an instant, but they deleted it. So its not really OW2 but OW 1.5. Very dishonest and par for the course for Activision Blizzard. It’s also easy to say how much better the game is when there is no OW1 to compare side by side. I will say I had much more fun in the beginning than now. I think Birgitte being released was the beginning of the end for me, and Tracer had hard nerfs as well making her almost useless except in pro hands.
- colonCapitalDee 3y ago
  Get good. Seriously. At no point in OW2 have Widow, Tracer, or Hanzo been bad. People win with those heroes in every ELO from bronze to Top 500. Small nerfs don't matter, if you hit your shots you'll win

govg 3y ago

I agree that 2019 was a wrong point to pick in time, and that there have been some good changed in hero design (especially reworks for Orisa). But I don't think games are "more even" now, it feels way more reliant on the relative tank gap, whereas for OW1 even with one outmatched tank the rest of the team could cover up. Tanks have such a fundamentally important role to the game that even a minor disadvantage becomes magnified when there's just one of them. With role lock, 6v6 mostly avoided the issues with GOATS, and towards the end OW1 tank pools were pretty diverse, and mostly fun to play against or with unless someone went double shield.

cevn 3y ago

It is so positive that they had to basically super nerf widow and hanzo from the game(I mained widowmaker, so I quit), and queue times are 10+ minutes. I would go back to 2019 OW in an instant, but they deleted it. So its not really OW2 but OW 1.5. Very dishonest and par for the course for Activision Blizzard. It’s also easy to say how much better the game is when there is no OW1 to compare side by side. I will say I had much more fun in the beginning than now. I think Birgitte being released was the beginning of the end for me, and Tracer had hard nerfs as well making her almost useless except in pro hands.

colonCapitalDee 3y ago
Get good. Seriously. At no point in OW2 have Widow, Tracer, or Hanzo been bad. People win with those heroes in every ELO from bronze to Top 500. Small nerfs don't matter, if you hit your shots you'll win